Assignment 3 Unit 3
Assignment 3 Unit 3
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Exercise 3.1
2. An animal food producer mixes two types of animal food: X and Y. Each unit of
X cost P100 and contains 40 grams of fat, 20 grams of protein and 1600 calories.
Each unit of Y costs P80 and contains 60 grams of fat and 60 grams of protein,
and 1200 of calories. Suppose the producer wants each unit of the final product
to yield at least 360 grams of fat, at least 240 grams of protein and at least 9600
calories, how many each type of grain should the producer use to MINIMIZE his
cost?
X Y Available no.
of units
Material 6 4 480
Labor 2 4 240
equipment 0 4 200
Profit/unit P120 P100
4. RFC company manufacturers’ two types of lamps: special lamp and regular lamp. Each
special lamp requires 4 pounds of brass and each regular lamp requires 8 pounds of brass.
During each production period, the company’s brass supply is limited to 640 pounds.
Each special lamp requires 6 hours of milling time in the machines and each of the regular
lamps requires 2 hours in milling time in the machines. The company’s machines are
available only for 360 hours in each production period. Each special lamp requires 5 light
bulbs that must be imported to Hongkong. The importation of these bulbs is limited to
200 units. The contribution to profits of each special lamp is P400 and P360 on the regular
lamp. How many units of the special lamp and regular lamp should be produced per
production period in order to maximize the profit?
5. Jocelyn owns perfume shop where she mixes her own brands- “Moonlight” and
“sweetness”. Moonlight gives her P25 an ounce and Sweetness gives her P16. These two
brands are mixed from three ingredients: A, B, and C. Mixing requirements are:
A B C
Moonlight 0.2 oz 0.3 oz 0.1 oz
Sweetness 0.1 oz 0.1 oz 0.4 oz
Supply 25 oz 30 oz 54 oz
Jocelyn has to determine the amount of each type of perfume to mix in order to maximize
the profit.
6. A manufacturer produces three models of bicycles. The time (in hours) required for
assembling, painting, and packaging each model as follows.
Assembling 2 5/2 3
Painting 3/2 2 1
Packaging 1 3/4 5/4
The total time available for assembling, painting, and packaging is 4006 hours, 2495
hours and 1500 hours respectively. The profit per unit for each model is P450 (model
A), P500 (model B), and P550 (model C).